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DEVIL IS A LOSER
As recorded by Lordi
(From the 2002 Album GET HEAVY)
Transcribed by Hard 'n' Heavy
Words and Music by Lordi
Arranged by Lordi
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Intro
Q=145
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------------||---------------------|
|-------------||o--------------------|
|-------------||---------------------|
|-------------||--------4-6----------|
|-----------6-||o-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|
|-----------6-||--(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------4-6----------|-------4-6-----------|
|-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|-(6)-6-4-6--------6--|
|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6--|
1.,2. 3.
$
N.C.
+E E E E E E E E 3x +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------||---------------------------||
|-------------------------o||---------------------------||
|--------------------------||---------------------------||
|-------4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>----||-------4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-||
|-(6)-6-4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-6-o||-(6)-6-4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-||
|-(6)-6-----------------6--||-(6)-6---------------------||
Verse
C5
PM----------------------| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-5---------------|-----------5---5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|------------------|
C5 Bb5 G5
PM----------------------| PM PM----| PM PM----| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5---------------|-----------5---5-|-3---------3---3-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5---------5---5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Ab5 G5 Ab5 C5 Bb5 C5
PM| PM| PM----| PM PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5---------3---3-|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5---5---5--|
|-6-----6-5-----6-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C5 Bb5 G5
PM PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5---5-----5-----|-5-----5---5---5-|-3---3-----3---3-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5---5-----5---5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Pre-Chorus
Ab5 G5 Ab5 C5 Eb5 Bb5
PM| PM| PM----------| PM PM| PM| PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-8---8-----8-----|------------------|
|-----------------|-5---------------||-8---8-----8-----|-8----------------|
|-6-----6-5-----6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-|-----------------||-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
Db5 Ab5 B5 F#5
PM PM| PM| PM----------| PM PM| PM| PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6---6-----6-----|-----------------|-4---4-----4-----|------------------|
|-6---6-----6-----|-6---------------|-4---4-----4-----|-4----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4----------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Chorus
N.C. G5 C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5 Bb5
E E E E E E Q +W Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q.
|----------------|------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------5--|-(5)--------||-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8-----|
|-7-6-x-6-5-x-5--|-(5)--------||-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8-----|
|-------------3--|-(3)--------||--8--x--8-4--x-4-|-6----8--8---6-----|
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 Eb Dm C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------8-------|---------5-5-3--|-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8-----|
|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8-------6-6-5--|-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8-----|
|-4-4-4-4---------|-6-6-6-6--------|--8--x--8-4--x-4-|-6----8--8---6-----|
Interlude
To Coda
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 N.C.
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E +E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------------||--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------||--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------||--------------------|
|---------8-------|-8--8---------||-------4-6----------|
|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8--8-------6-||-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|
|-4-4-4-4---------|-6--6-------6-||-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lordi/71142.html ]
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------4-6----------|-------4-6-----------|
|-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|-(6)-6-4-6--------6--|
|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6--|
Guitar Break
D.S. al Coda &
N.C.
+E E E E E E E E E E Q H H Q E E +E E Q H
|---------------------------||-------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------------------||-------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------------------||-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-||-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-(6)-6-4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-<7>-||-6-----------|-------------6-|-(6)-6---------|
|-(6)-6---------------------||-6-----------|------4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6---------|
N.C.
H Q E E +E E Q H H Q E E +E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------6-|-(6)-6---------|-------------6-|-(6)-6---------|
|------4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6---------|------4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6---------|
N.C.
H Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-------4-6----------|
|-------------6-|-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|
|------4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------4-6----------|-------4-6-----------|
|-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|-(6)-6-4-6--------6--|
|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6--|
N.C.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>---|-------4-6----------|
|-(6)-6-4-6-<7>-<7>-<7>-6-|-(6)-6-4-6--------6-|
|-(6)-6-----------------6-|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4-6-|
C5 Ab5 Bb5
+E E E E Q E E +Q. H E
|--------------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|
|------------------5-|-(5)-----------|
|-------4-6--------5-|-(5)---6----8--|
|-(6)-6-4-6--------3-|-(3)---6----8--|
|-(6)-6-----4b5r=4---|-------4----6--|
Bridge
Bb5 Dm Bb5 C F E
+W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------------||----------------|---------------|
|------------||----------------|---------------|
|------------||----------------|---------------|
|-(8)--------||----3-----3-----|-----2---3--2--|
|-(8)--------||-5----5-1---1-3-|---3---3-------|
|-(6)--------||----------------|---------------|
Dm Bb5 C F E
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----3-----3-----|-----2---3--2---|
|-5----5-1---1-3-|---3---3--------|
|----------------|----------------|
Ebm B5 Db F# F Ebm B5 N.C. G5
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------||
|----4-----4-----|-----3---4--3--|----4-----4-----|-------------5--|-(5)----||
|-6----6-2---2-4-|---4---4-------|-6----6-2---2---|-7-6-x-6-5-x-5--|-(5)----||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------3--|-(3)----||
Out-Chorus
C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 Eb Dm
Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
||--10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8----|---------8-------|---------5-5-3--|
||o-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8----|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8-------6-6-5--|
||---8--x--8-4--x-4-|-6----8--8---6----|-4-4-4-4---------|-6-6-6-6--------|
C5 Ab5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------o||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8----|---------8-------|-8--8--------||
|-10--x-10-6--x-6-|-8---10-10---8----|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8--8-------o||
|--8--x--8-4--x-4-|-6----8--8---6----|-4-4-4-4---------|-6--6--------||
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
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E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------*|
|---------8-------|-8--8--8b10----|---------8-------|-8--8-------*|
|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8--8----------|-6-------6-6-6-6-|-8--8-------*|
|-4-4-4-4---------|-6--6----------|-4-4-4-4---------|-6--6-------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
